Come and sit yourself beside me   This will be my last request   I was born in these high mountains   Leave my ashes here to rest      Cover me with blankets of flowers   A pillow of satin for my head   Lay me out in sheets of linen   Sing a sweet song when I'm dead      And say goodbye to these high valleys   Say goodbye to the steam trains moan   Give me wings to fly over deserts   Let me lose where the wild horses roam      Give my love to all my family   Say a prayer for all my friends   They have all gone before me   Hope to see them in the end      Open the window and let me breathe slowly   The smell of roses takes me away   I can't stop my own destruction   Give me strength, help me to pray